The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-10

Rev. Erick L. Peterson, pastor for many
years of the Scandinavian Episcopal
church of Faribault, suicided by shooting
himself through the heart with q revolver
in an upstairs bedroom at his residence.
He had been sick and had acted strangely
for several weeks past. According to teeti.
mony at the coroner's inquest it appear.
ed that Peterson had intimated several
times of late that he would commit sui.
eide. The verdict given was that he came
to his death by pistol shot wound by his
porary insanity.
Mrs. Leduc OF Minneapolis, eighty-four
years of age, en- route to Chicago, accom-.
panied by two daughters, to visit her son,
DR.. E. H. Leduc, died OF apoplexy on the
east bound st. Paul train just west ol
Polo, III.
In the matter OF the complaints OF the
boards Of trade Of Pennington, Faribault,
Northfeld and Owatonna against the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway the
interstate commission decides against the
road.
Isaac N. Cardozo. q. s. Commissioner,
died at st. Paul, aged 67. He was not on
ly one of the ablest citizens OF st. Paul,
but he was An official OF thirty years con.
tinucus service in the same po.
sition. Appointed in the administration
of President Buchanan in 1858, he has
served under eight consecutive admistra.
tions and two changes OF political power,
This is an unusual record for an American
official.
A dispatch from Chicago states that an
attachment was taken out in the superior
tional Bank of Chicago against Seymour,
Sabin & Co., on two promissory notes ol
$5, 700 each.
One of the indictments found by the
grand jury at Red Wing is against o man
sixty-five years OF age, for criminal a..
sault on girl OF eleven years. The de.
fendant pleads not guilty, and claims that
It is scheme to extort money.
Orville e. Collins, who left st. Cloud
some time ago with printed matter
and other property Of the United States
Merchantile protection association, was
caught at Winnipeg.
William Ham and Charles Wren, were
killed by fatal mine explosion at Tower.
A decree OF divorce was granted by Judge
Stearns in the district court at Duluth in
the case OF Stella F. Seip vs. Maj. A. N
Seip, prominent citizen OF Duluth. She
was returned her maiden name, Stella F,
Jewell. The ground was cruel treatment
Maj. Seip made no defense. An amicabla
division Of property was made, by which
Mrs. Seip was given 500, 600 worth ol
property.
A dispatch from Wabasha says that q
travelling man representing Q Chicago
jewelry house. eloped with Anna Bohn,
wife Of p. w. Bohn, . jeweler in Wabasha.
While the husband was away hunting they
took team belonging to the West Side
hota1 which waa refsarnod Tha elouers
evidently went to Alma, a. the wife tels.
graphed her husband to send her trunks
and effects there. Bohn declares that he
will shoot his wiie's companion ON sight,
The latter gave the name Of Ed Wilson
and Hammer.
A brakeman named Radcliffe, ON the Wi
mona 4 st. Peter railroad, fell between
cars and was instantly killed. He was q
single man and his home was 1T Gary,
OAK.
Al the Tower mine, BY q premature
blast two miners, William Hamm and
John Rsardou. were instantly killed. Botf
leave families. Four others were injured
At Winona the retail grocery Of C. 8. Ran
dali d Co. was closed on executions ID
sued on judgments for Sprague, Warner 4
Co., &601. .O0; Straus 4 Hamburger, $113
75, and Hull Bros. u Martin, $164.25. C
8. Randall h away.
Col. Almon F. Rockwell, who was form
ally installed - chief qnartsrmaster o.
the department Of Dakota has hesn alta
toned In st. Paul - depot quartsrmastel
f0f nearly three pears. He was transier
rcd direct from duty 1t Washington city
whore hs was ID charge Of public building
and grounds, position to which be VA
assigned BY President GARFIELD.